Enigmatic Lawrence of Arabia Remains Unsolved Hero
The article recalls the life of Colonel Thomas E. Lawrence known as Lawrence of Arabia, detailing his elusive personality, his role in the Arab revolt, and his death in a high speed motorcycle accident. It covers his early service in Cairo, his strategic leadership with Feisal, and his refusal of decorations while aiding the Allied war effort.
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Thoman BE. Lawrence
Arabia
Eagligh
Ha Wad
Lawrence
Erious Aasagsing
Morta
Govern
Bees Work Winter and Summer Across States
In Sturbridge Massachusetts Davenport promotes touring bees that labor in winter and summer. He ships bees to Jamaica for orange blossom harvests in winter and returns north in summer with 150 swarms and four tons of honey, part of the previous south crop. Locals note a southern accent to the bees.
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Sturbridge
Mass
Williams
Davenport
Jorida
Feisal’s Arab dream fades after failed promises
In Paria Feisal, bound by promises he could not keep, faces disappointment as loyalties shift after Syria’s fall to France. Lawrence keeps the fight alive as Iraq is mandated to Britain, and Feisal is enthroned in Baghdad on August 23, 1921, before retreating to a life as an aircraftman in the British air force.
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Fetaal
Arabian Peninsula
Mecca
Damas
Lawrence
Hedjaz
Medinah
Lord Allenby
Jerusalem
Fergal
Jelial
Paria
Feisal
Syria
Iraq
Bagdad
Emperor of Arabia
Training Camps for Habitual Criminals Cut German Crime
The report states German authorities reduced crime by 50 percent through a system of training camps for habitual criminals. Police detain offenders in concentration camps as preventive measures not court sentences, restricting movements and ordering disobedients to remain at home or face internment.
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Eritwany
New York
Husges
France Creates Unemployment Bureau As Government Monopolies Grow
France expands state control with a new unemployment bureau. The Meyer Wolfer or similar hotel industry body offered free job placement to the jobless, leading to a court ruling that the law grants the government a monopoly on telling an unemployed person where to find work.
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Paris
Labor Ministry
Io Tabs Jist
Meyer Wotwler, Am Wellace
Philadelphian Rejects $3,000 Offer for Fish
Philadelphian Cuslay Armacus ter, first grower, refused an $8,000 offer for seven discus fish and their parents. The discus, known as pumpadour or blue angelfish, is native to the Amazon. Arc hruster says he is likely the only person to keep them alive beyond a day after capture. He notes that even with careful care more than half of the fish die within a week.
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Philadelphia
Cuslay
GG Armacuster
Fius
Discus
Meir
Amazon
Hutch
Indians Consider Old Promises Demand Action
In California 23000 Indians press fault lines in a clamorous push, demanding fulfillment of long held promises. The confrontation centers on government draws and policy shifts affecting tribal lands, resources, and recognition. The movement rallies under a banner of tribal sovereignty and timely action from authorities.
Great White Father’s medi cine and California Indians
Thomas Largo sachem leads tribal push citing broken 1850s treaties and unemployment on reservations. Delegates survey shows Indians idle unless set to work on nearby farms. He urges government water development tools and horses to enable farming and livelihood.
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Thomas Largo
California
Association
Largo
New Spun Latex Golf Ball Tested At Shelter Rock
A test drive at Shelter Rock Country Club on Long Island used a new spun latex golf ball. The ball smashed through nine phone books, traveled 100 yards beyond, and flew at about 114 miles per hour, averaging 187 feet per second on impact.
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Ales Dore
Shelter Rock Country Club
Long Island
Holnte
United States
Sheep Drive Boom Across Old Trails On Western Range
The article notes a shift from cattle to sheep on western trails with about 300,000 sheep moving from southern pastures near the Salt River valley to northern Arizona for summer grazing. Government support for defined routes, round trips of up to 400 miles, and long-established practices shape this expanding sheep driving industry.
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Salt River Valley
Arizona
Salt
Alertness and Sacrifice of Herders Across the Range
Herders endure dangers from mountain lions and wild dog packs in the Salt River valley. Coyotes are widespread, vigilant for stragglers. The text highlights the perilous balance between livestock and predators in the sheep range.
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Salt River Valley
Pension rolls to show long tail of wars in pay
PathFinder Magazine notes that pensions and widows' benefits extend far beyond the conflicts they came from. Civil war veterans and dependents remain on rolls into the late 20th century, with World War I and other wars still contributing compensation figures into the mid 20th century.
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Raiaa
Uncle Sam
Paia
Veterans’ Administration
Pathfinder Magazine
Homemade Chicago telescope reads time at two miles
An amateur Chicago printer built a long distance telescope, grinding the concave mirror and assembling a 500 pound instrument with a folding top barrel and wheeled stand. He claims it can read a pocket watch at two miles, as reported by Popular Science Weekly.
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Chicago
Itwald
Popular Science Weekly
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